Jess Birken 🐌
@JessBirken
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Tech savvy lawyer | Speaker | My practice: I empower nonprofits to deliver their missions by doing things right | Podcast 🎧 https://t.co/SfOz9ZSfkD
Twin Cities, MN
Joined January 2012
Newsflash: #Nonprofit board presidents don't have any special powers! 👎 What do they do if they're not the leader (or dictator) of the group? Find out here ⬇️ https://t.co/KzeqPdl2e5
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Finding funding is always the hard part of running a new #nonprofit. Fundraising expert @EllenBristol says "don't start your fundraising by looking for funders at all." 🤯 Find out what to do instead in this episode of #CharityTherapy: https://t.co/S3F0xoWRCw
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Board Presidents - what's their job, really? 🤔 https://t.co/CueqYpS02I
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One of the things I've noticed in my years as the lawyer for nonprofits is the confusion people have about the board chair or board president role. Sometimes
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For a lot of lawyers, using new tech 🤖 in your practice can be intimidating. But good news - it doesn't have to be difficult. Check out the on-demand 🎥 for my @ALI_CLE webcast, 4 Productivity Tech Tools That Every Lawyer Needs:
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Wondering how to level up your #nonprofit? Find out in this ep of Charity Therapy with @kkewitsch of @smartgivers. Listen here: https://t.co/4Bw8y7Ktyk
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#Nonprofit peeps - Your IRS tax-exempt status can be just as easy to lose as it is to maintain 👀 Stay on IRS's good side in these 6 key areas 👏:
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The amount of background anxiety caused by living in the Midwest with a 25 year old furnace when it's -10 cannot be overstated. #mnwx Actual footage of me at 3am woken by a random noise wondering if the heats still on:
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D&O.... What is that, you ask? If you're starting a nonprofit, @TomWertish has answers for you! Find out here:
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This is a question I WISH more founders asked me! What kind of insurance do I need?
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"Creative" Business Owners: “If I make it a nonprofit, people can donate!” 👀 Sure, but if you own the business, the profits, and the dream… that’s not charity — that’s tax fraud! We unpack it all on this #CharityTherapy ep! 🎧 https://t.co/oC0ElhzM5C
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Be honest: Is your nonprofit idea going to work in the real world? Don't rush into starting a nonprofit organization until you have asked yourself these 4 questions: https://t.co/Mkx6XUpc2D
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Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all the things going on in my work life and my life-life. WHY do I overload myself like this??? 😩 But then I remember - easy is boring. I don't want my life to be easy. "Easy" isn't the thing I'm aiming for. We just gotta keep going 💪
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#Nonpofit Nugget of the Day: Good ideas don’t always make good nonprofits 🫣 If your side hustle would be "so much easier" as a nonprofit, the IRS will have questions😅 We break it all down in this #CharityTherapy episode: 🎧 https://t.co/oC0ElhzM5C
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Most new #nonprofit boards don't even realize they are shaping the culture of the organization during that first year of meetings. There's A LOT to do, but the LAST thing you want is to start a board with bad habits! ❌ Here are some tips! https://t.co/T31QE8Ls3t
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The single greatest thing that has helped me move my practice forward? Staying connected to lawyer friends who try things. Wanna be penpals? https://t.co/iQSPxhY2Ru
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Paid consults WORK! 🙌 I stopped doing free consults for people that would end up ghosting me, and now I can spend that time on clients that are happy to pay for my services. 😊 Here is why you should change too:
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Got a “really good idea” that could maybeee be a #nonprofit? Hold that thought. Some ideas are better off staying for-profit — or you might be walking into tax trouble 😬 Get the scoop in this latest #CharityTherapy episode: 🎧 https://t.co/oC0ElhzM5C
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As a #nonprofit board member, you're not just volunteering your time. You have REAL legal obligations 👩⚖️ Whether you're starting a new nonprofit or are considering board service, make sure you know what you're getting into:
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If your #nonprofit idea involves a building you own that you want to turn into a FOR PROFIT rental as your side hustle… it’s not charity 😬 We unpack what actually makes something charitable on this #CharityTherapy ep! 🎧 https://t.co/oC0ElhzM5C
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Truth: Your #nonprofit needs an online presence, no matter how small you are. But what exactly do you need on your #nonprofit's website?? 🤔 Find out in this #CharityTherapy ep all about transparency. Don't miss it!! 🤗 Listen in here: https://t.co/xPkoNRjQH4
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Most lawyers' social media is like a tiny billboard in 140 characters. Yuck 🥴 But, it doesn't have to be that way!! Learn how to leverage it here:
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